Team Building Activities
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Title & Description
Team Building Activities – Problem Solving Methods helps the team evaluate the way they manage problems in the organization and seeks ways through discussion how they can improve on it.
Purpose
• To help participants understand the team’s problem solving methods
• To aid the team in improving its problem solving methods
Team Size
About 6-8 participants
Materials Required
A Problem Solving Methods Sheet (Download HERE!)
Time Required
1 hour
Instructions
1. Explain the purpose of the activity and discuss each of the methods in handling conflicts. You can read this section in my articles to learn about the five methods in handling conflict.
2. Each participant should have his own Problem Solving Methods Sheet and label a point where they believe the team is at.
3. After about 15 minutes, each participant presents his sheet and justifies with reason for the point which he placed the team at.
4. Ask each participant to talk about one or two incidents that led him to believe that the method of problem solving in the team is as such.
Debriefing Notes
1. What insights have you gained from this short exercise?
2. What improvements can be made to the problem solving methods that the team currently uses?
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